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CRES+5 to be held in March 2024 in Brasilia
The Regional Conference on Higher Education (CRES+5) follow-up meeting will be celebrated from March 13-15, 2024, in the federative capital of Brazil -
UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education now open for 2023 nominations
The Prize awards US$ 50,000 annually to two laureates making outstanding efforts in favour of girls’ and women’s education. -
Higher education leaders forged a consensus on the topics and participatory methodology for CRES + 5
The Secretariat of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of the Federative Republic of Brazil and IESALC announced that the follow-up meeting of ... -
Emma Sabzalieva recognized with the “Dolores Cacuango” Honorable Mention
In the framework of International Women's Day, Emma Sabzalieva, Director of Research and Foresight at UNESCO IESALC, was recognized by the Universidad UTE of ... -
UN treaty on qualifications recognition enters into force
The Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education came into force on Sunday 5 March, becoming the first legally binding United ... -
Preparatory meeting will approve the thematic axes of the Regional Conference on Higher Education+5
The initial event to take place in Córdoba, Argentina, will also serve to analyze questions to be asked and a methodology that guarantees the ... -
Implementation of the New Regional Convention for the Recognition of Academic Degrees will ease student mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean
The first meeting of the States Parties seeks to harmonize processes and agree on joint actions for the recognition of higher education with a ... -
A pilot survey revealed that women suffer psychological violence and sexual harassment in their campuses in LAC
More than half (53%) of the respondents revealed that they had experienced some kind of psychological or emotional violence in higher education institutions. -
The Impact of COVID-19: How are Universities Three Years After the Pandemic? | Observatory IFE | #InThePress
How are things going three years after the closure of universities due to COVID-19? What has changed? What has been learned during this time? -
Celebrating International Women’s Day! #8M2023
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) joins the celebration of International Women's Day with three important ... -
Universidad 2024: XIV International Congress on Higher Education
Universidad 2024 will promote dialogue and reflection on the role of the universities in social transformation, based on the principles of quality, sustainability and ... -
“Higher education in the digital era” is the theme of the new call for the ESS Journal
UNESCO IESALC opens its call until June 30, 2023, for the second issue of Volume 35 of the ESS Journal, which will include a ... -
UNESCO recommends that university careers in Argentina should be shorter
Francesc Pedró, director of UNESCO IESALC, also spoke about the importance of having educational paths that adapt to the needs of the labor market. -
What’s your say on Innovative Learning?
We want to hear stories from you: Share an innovative learning practice in your own learning or around you! -
What have been the challenges and policy responses in Latin America and the Caribbean to advance towards SDG4 in higher education?
One of the central goals of SDG 4 is the expansion of opportunities for the entire population to access quality higher education throughout life, ... -
Young people are already transforming education, but do we know how? Let’s listen
Innovation in education can be technological. The current tech revolution has multiplied the innovative educational tools available, creating enormous opportunities to move us closer ... -
Join the celebration of the International Education Day 2023
On January 24, UNESCO IESALC will hold two events that reflect on the current challenges of higher education in the region and on innovative ... -
UN condemns ban on Afghan women’s access to higher education and calls for repeal of measure
UNESCO IESALC calls the international community to support the right to higher education for all without any form of discrimination, to advance on the ... -
The UNESCO IESALC team wishes you happy holidays
The UNESCO IESALC team wishes you happy holidays and a year 2023 filled with opportunities to walk together on the roadmap to the transformation ... -
Contribute to the UNESCO higher education roadmap
Following UNESCO’s 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) held in May 2022, UNESCO invites higher education stakeholders worldwide to provide feedback and contribute to enriching ... -
Benefits of a rights-based approach to higher education
Higher education needs a rights-based approach “more than ever” in the context of successive world crises, an international conference held to mark World Access ...
